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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: American Spirit who wrote (387877)4/8/2003 11:40:31 AM
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Essay Question #1

You may have noticed that the talking heads on Fox, CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC have recently referred to the people involved in this war as "we". "We" hit [a target], "we" moved to [a location], "we" took enemy hits, etc. "We" have breaking news about "our" [whatever]. They appear to be referring to the military when they say this, while grouping themselves with the military; and in a broader sense, grouping themselves in with what might be termed "the winning side".

Up until this war started, the talking heads on the same networks referred to the administration as "the Bush administration" instead of "the United States" or "we".

Discuss the reasons for this change in wordage about the Commander in Chief of the United States of America and the people he is serving, paying particular attention to any possible preconceived motives by the talking heads and their network superiors.
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